The Mont-Blanc Tunnel reopens later today after being closed for several weeks for renovation.
It’s been closed since October.
Engineers say final safety checks are being made today, but it’s due to open at 4pm.
The road surface has been changed and all the 76 fans have been replaced with more powerful versions.
There will be another closure for five hours on Monday, but that’s due to an annual exercise which checks the readiness of French and Italian emergency workers. That will be from 5 to 10pm.
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